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USDA
United States Department of Agriculture -
Meat Inspection Act
Requries inspection of all meat sold across state lines. -
Pure Food And Drug Act
Prohibits intersate commerce of misbranded and adulteratedfood, drinks, and drugs -
Food and Drug Administration
Broadly spells out the responibilites of the Scretary and the commissioner of the FDA for research, enforcment, education and information -
FDA
Food and Drug Administration -
1st Certified Color Regulations
Certifies seven colors as acceptable for the use in processed foods and drugs -
Gould Admendment
Requires accurate labeling of the food packages with weight, measure, or numerical count. -
McNary-Mapes Amendemt
authorizes FDA standards of quality and fill-of-container for canned food, excluding meat and milk products -
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
Expands the 1096 Food and Drug Act to cover cosmetics. -
Delaney Clause
Prohibits the use of any additive in food that is found to cause cancer -
Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
Requires all consumer products in interstate commerce to be honestly and informatively labeled. -
FSIS
Food Saftey and Inspection Service -
Saccharin Study and Labeling Act
Stops FDA from banning a chemical sweetener but requires a warning label on food products containing it. -
Dietary supplement Health and Education Act
Defines dietary supplements and places the burden of proof for saftey on FDA